The main dining hall embraces the building's stunning Venetian Gothic architecture to create a truly dramatic hospitality setting. By placing contemporary luxury furniture beneath grand historic stone arches and soaring ceilings, the design teams craft a unique contrast. This layout honors the landmark property's academic history while infusing a lively, modern social energy.
A large, curved teal velvet banquette anchors the foreground, offering an intimate and luxurious seating cluster around a polished white marble pedestal table. Opposite this plush booth, a mix of classic woven-back bistro chairs and contemporary grey bucket seats provides highly flexible dining configurations. Low-set wooden partition rails slice across the mid-ground, subtly zoning the vast floor plan without blocking sightlines.
The upper walls feature soaring, historic stone arches that open up to an elevated mezzanine level, revealing the scale of the former library. Massive traceried lancet and rose windows flood the deep room with soft natural daylight, highlighting the intricate masonry work. Minimalist frosted globe pendant lights drop down from the tall ceiling, working alongside traditional fans to spread ambient warmth and complete the majestic brasserie look.